“Hunted” Steve Adams
My friend and I had spent the day hunting in several mountainous locations in the National Forest and had hiked several miles into the wilderness. We decided that my friend would take a particular ridge and valley and I would take another. We were about a mile apart and several miles from the truck.
As the orange disc of the Sun disappeared behind the towering mountain before me, I knew I had about 30 minutes to hunt before heading back. Eventually, I packed my few belongings and headed out.
It was well past dark as I turned the final curve in the road leading to the truck and the moon was full overhead. As I walked, I had this sense though that I was not alone. I would stop and listen, trying to answer why I had that primal gut feeling that something was wrong. It was then that I saw it, silhouetted by the full moon and pacing my movements on the ridge beside me was an elusive and majestic mountain lion.
I got back safely, but my blood ran cold.
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